[FABZ]

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For those who care, I have bought AKG K550 a week ago for $299 (original price $350) on Amazon.
 
I'm highly satisfied with my purchase. It is extremely comfortable with a good enough isolation, and most importantly an excellent sound quality.
 
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread. You've all been a great help.

 
 
OP:-
Hi
 
Head-Fi! I'm in need of your expertise. I'm looking for a full sized headphone with the following preferences:-
 
- NO AMP. I would like to connect it straight to my laptop and iPod. However, it will only be used indoors.
- I listen a lot of lossless classical and orchestral music.
- Extremely comfortable.
- A good isolation (i.e. closed)
- Doesn't break easily. Lives for years.
- Price range - $150 - $300 (a little bit more 300 is ok )
 
Thank you

 

[roma101]

Either the KRK KNS 8400 or you could wait for the upcoming V-MODA M-100.

 

[Dyaems]

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Hi
 
Head-Fi! I'm in need of your expertise. I'm looking for a full sized headphone with the following preferences:-
 
- NO AMP. I would like to connect it straight to my laptop and iPod. However, it will only be used indoors. - sony mdr cd900st
- I listen a lot of lossless classic and orchestral music. - sony mdr cd900st but it has abit small soundstage because it is closed
- Extremely comfortable. - definitely the sony mdr cd900st
- A good isolation (i.e. closed) - sony mdr cd900st and it doesnt leak sound unlike denon dxxx models!
- Doesn't break easily. Lives for years. - definitely the  sony mdr cd900st
- Price range - $150 - $300 - 300usd when imported from stores like audiocubes but there is 160usd in the FS section in this forum
 
Thank you your welcome

 

[valerianaoff]

+1 for KRK
 
DT880 32 ohms
 
SHURE 940 / 840
 
Brainwavz HM5
 
Cheerz!

 

[UCLA 15]

KRKs. Enjoy the detail and clarity.

 

[FABZ]

Thanks guys for your time. It's really nice of you all to do this.
 
Out of the suggestions so far, I'm leaning more towards the following headphones:-
- KRK KNS 8400 - $120
- Sony MDR-CD900ST Studio Monitor Headphones - $250
- Beyer Dynamic DT 880 Premium 32 OHM Headphones - $310
 
Btw, I don't mind paying for DT880, if it's better than the other two.
 
Please suggest more, and if possible compare the three headphone I've chosen above.
 
Thank again. I really appreciate it.

 

[Dyaems]

there is a cd900st at 150usd at the forum's For Sale Section, i think that is the one of the best deal that you can find. the headphone is so underrated that no one would actually try it because it can only be bought in japan.
 
the dt880... those are semi-open headphones? i think. they are not fully closed.

 

[FABZ]

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there is a cd900st at 150usd at the forum's For Sale Section, i think that is the one of the best deal that you can find. the headphone is so underrated that no one would actually try it because it can only be bought in japan.
 
the dt880... those are semi-open headphones? i think. they are not fully closed.

Hmm I thought there were only closed and open headphones. Would semi-open headphones still offer a good amount of isolation? How would you compare Sony CD900ST to Beyer Dynamic DT880 regarding both quality of sound and comfort?

 

[FABZ]

I really hate doing this but.....

*Bump*

 

[TehJam]

K550s could work.

 

[ZARIM]

The DT660, D2000, Sony ZX900, V-Moda M80 and Philips Fideleo L1 are great sounding headphones for these genres music.

 

[CantScareMe]

As long as you accept that you need to spend time with the headphone to achieve a proper fit, (Whilst doing this listen out for ISOLATION qualities) the akg k550 are a great headphone to consider

 

[FABZ]

*shameless bump*

 

[Dyaems]

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Hmm I thought there were only closed and open headphones. Would semi-open headphones still offer a good amount of isolation? How would you compare Sony CD900ST to Beyer Dynamic DT880 regarding both quality of sound and comfort?

 
well for me the cd900st doesn't really offer THAT much isolation because the clamp force is so light (think of an hd800 clamp), it just sits on top of your head. there are alot of semi-open cans out there, superlux hd66x series, akg k24x series, the dt880, etc.. while i do find them isolating enough, but i need to crank up the volume abit more so that i can't hear external noise, and another downside of that is that when you crank up the volume, sound increases so therefore sound leakage increases as well since the headphones are semi-open.
 
ymmv on the hd800 clamp though!

 

[Glow Fish]

I second the suggestions of D2000 and K550.  Different sound signatures - D2000 more V shaped and K550 more mid focused.  For that reason, I sold the D2000 and got K550's.  I'm very happy with them for some genres, especially jazz and acoustic, less so for others.  Sometimes they sound congested on rock/punk/alt, and they are unforgiving on poor quality or poorly mastered recordings.  I am not a huge listener of classical and orchestral, but have liked what I have heard on the K550's.  I don't recall ever listening to classical/orchestral on the D2000.  Perhaps too bass heavy, but I'm not sure.